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. >>> the critics of president obama's libya policy, of course, are out in full force. but one person with experience all over the world says it's the right policy and it's work on the ground in libya. he's next. [ male announcer ] when chips ahoy! real chocolate chips collide with original heath toffee bars, every delicious cookie is crammed with chocolatey toffee joy. ♪ chips ahoy!... [ crunch ] crammed with joy. >>> gingrich is still flip flopping about libya. you've got to give it up. last night he ripped into the no-fly zone strategy. >> if they're serious about protecting civilians, you can't do that from the air. this is a fundamental mistake and i think is a typical politician's overreliance on air power. >> so last night air power alone wasn't enough for newt. but are you going to surprised to find out he was singing a different tune two weeks ago on the very same fox show. >> we don't have to send troops. all we have to do is suppress his air force. >> come on! are you for the no-fly zone or aren't you? this is about the fifth flip flop on the same exact iss
. >>> the critics of president obama's libya policy, of course, are out in full force. but one person with experience all over the world says it's the right policy and it's work on the ground in libya. he's next. [ male announcer ] when chips ahoy! real chocolate chips collide with original heath toffee bars, every delicious cookie is crammed with chocolatey toffee joy. ♪ chips ahoy!... [ crunch ] crammed with joy. >>> gingrich is still flip flopping about libya. you've got...
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and cynthia is right. this is the southern strategy at large. real substantive political leaders in america. presidents, for instance, like fdr in the 30s or ronald reagan in the '80s tend to remake the party around their own core of beliefs. mitt romney doesn't appear to have a core that you can build anything around. so as a result the republican party remakes him. and the republican party is dominated by this -- you call them a fringe, but it's a larger chunk than that, these kind of tea party folks. you have to adopt their world view. you have to blow the dog whistle constantly to reassure those people that you buy into that and that is what romney is doing. and we see what horrible trouble it's gotten him into with egypt and libya. >> the dismaying if not terrifying thing to watch is the way a lot of moderate white people, republicans and democrats say they don't hear the whistle. i noticed this week after the american deaths in libya the language of the other, portraying the president siding the the enemy. on tuesday reince priebus said ob
and cynthia is right. this is the southern strategy at large. real substantive political leaders in america. presidents, for instance, like fdr in the 30s or ronald reagan in the '80s tend to remake the party around their own core of beliefs. mitt romney doesn't appear to have a core that you can build anything around. so as a result the republican party remakes him. and the republican party is dominated by this -- you call them a fringe, but it's a larger chunk than that, these kind of tea...
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. [ applause ] >> all right. i guess that was okay. i was kind of bored. joe, were you bored? i was bored. >> intro was better. >> intro was better. >> the start of the show was much better. that's a pretty good skit. >> he has more. should we let him go on? >> this is good. this might apply to you. you have a cat. >> yeah, i do. >> when did the show start? >> we're going right now. >> this is pretty good. >> did you know that you can actually give your pet the flu? you can give emma the flu. >> i never gave -- >> i could care less. you can move right past that. that is the stupidest thing i've heard. what is that, news you can use? >> this is news you can use. >> okay. the morn important stoe importa suleman, do you remember her? >> who's nadya suleman? >> don't even go there. >> the octo mom. >> oh, my god. >> you don't remember her? >> no. >> she's amazing. she was trying to support her poor -- she's got 14 kids. celebrity boxing. and porn. porn. you've got to support your kids. you've got to do porn. she's do
. [ applause ] >> all right. i guess that was okay. i was kind of bored. joe, were you bored? i was bored. >> intro was better. >> intro was better. >> the start of the show was much better. that's a pretty good skit. >> he has more. should we let him go on? >> this is good. this might apply to you. you have a cat. >> yeah, i do. >> when did the show start? >> we're going right now. >> this is pretty good. >> did you know that...
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"the last word with lawrence o'donnell" starts right now. >>> president obama has just announced that the four-day air assault in libya will soon achieve its objectives and the u.s. will handoff control of the operation within days. >> what are we attempting to accomplish? >> extend the no-fly zone west towards tripoli. >> what are we attempting to accomplish. >> first comes the war, now the debate. what's the mission in libya? >> you understand there is still not a sufficient no-fly zone. harge. >> our jets are taking sides in a civil war. >> we kill his soldiers, we attack his compound, and apparently attempt to kill him. >> the obama administration's reason? pick fne. >> gadhafi needs to go. >> u.s. policy regime check. >> there hasn't been any disagreement that i'm aware of in terms of the mission. >> president obama says that the engagement in libya will be brief. >> one of our biggest concerns is libya descending into chaos and becoming a giant somalia. >> the president takes heat from all sides. >> tough questions from both parties in congress. >> he is facing a political mess
"the last word with lawrence o'donnell" starts right now. >>> president obama has just announced that the four-day air assault in libya will soon achieve its objectives and the u.s. will handoff control of the operation within days. >> what are we attempting to accomplish? >> extend the no-fly zone west towards tripoli. >> what are we attempting to accomplish. >> first comes the war, now the debate. what's the mission in libya? >> you understand...
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. >>> coming up at top of the hour right here -- president obama rolls out his deficit plan. full breakdown of his numbers the republican response up next. >>> when we come back -- vice president biden did what many many have done during the president's deficit speech. how can expedia save me even more on my hotel? by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels can't always fill. with unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. where you book matters. expedia. but i wasn't winning any ribbons managing my diabetes. it was so complicated. there was a lot of information out there. but it was frustrating trying to get the answers i needed. then my company partnered with unitedhealthcare. they provided onsite screenings, healthy cooking tips. that's a recipe i'm keeping. ( announcer ) turning complex data into easy tools. we're 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> back now on way too early $4 trillion as we told you a little bit earlier the amount of president obama hopes to cut out of the d
. >>> coming up at top of the hour right here -- president obama rolls out his deficit plan. full breakdown of his numbers the republican response up next. >>> when we come back -- vice president biden did what many many have done during the president's deficit speech. how can expedia save me even more on my hotel? by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels can't always fill. with unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. where you book...
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this is you campaigning right now. >> but the obama campaign has been rolling out very old tapes of romney from massachusetts as well. so you'd have to by that logic assume that desperation on both counts. >> i think the point here is that -- to go another sentence deep in that quote we didn't play there, he's talking about how we need to do in a way that promotes competition in the private sector. he was saying was totally consistent with a very centrist message. it was consistent with what the democratic party did in the 1990s in response to the success of the republican party and the conservative movement in the 1818 1980s. bill clinton stood up and said the era of big government is over. in a way bill clinton saying and barack obama talking that was a try jump of the conservative movement. the problem is they have not adjusted to that. they're trying to run a campaign still against the old image of democrats as total redistributionists. >> you don't have to go back that far. obama said similar things in 2008 and said, while president i think at a certain point you'd made enough money.
this is you campaigning right now. >> but the obama campaign has been rolling out very old tapes of romney from massachusetts as well. so you'd have to by that logic assume that desperation on both counts. >> i think the point here is that -- to go another sentence deep in that quote we didn't play there, he's talking about how we need to do in a way that promotes competition in the private sector. he was saying was totally consistent with a very centrist message. it was consistent...
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. >>> president obama's in cleveland right now taubing about how small businesses can help the economy. i'll take live with valerie jarrett. >>> also, a county in minnesota wants to ban smoking everywhere including in our own car. >>> plus, the audience at a rose owe gets an unexpected show. at purina one, we want your dog to be as healthy as possible. so we set out to discover the science in some of nature's best ingredients. we created purina one with smartblend. delicious shredded morsels and crunchy bites with real meat, wholesome grains and antioxidants for strong muscles, vital energy, a healthy immune system, and a real difference in your dog. purina one with smartblend. discover what one can do. new windows phone can go from my pocket to taking a picture in seconds. what up, dave! i just point, shoot, and post to facebook. so instead of fumbling to open my camera app like dave here, i can put my phone away, and open my parachute. open yours, dave! hey, is it cool if i date emily when you're... ...nevermind. vo: less fumbling, more capturing. new windows phone. get yours at at&t
. >>> president obama's in cleveland right now taubing about how small businesses can help the economy. i'll take live with valerie jarrett. >>> also, a county in minnesota wants to ban smoking everywhere including in our own car. >>> plus, the audience at a rose owe gets an unexpected show. at purina one, we want your dog to be as healthy as possible. so we set out to discover the science in some of nature's best ingredients. we created purina one with smartblend....
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was right about mubarak. he got a lot of criticism, but with mubarak, it was a much different situation, with gadhafi it's clear-cut. he's murdering his own people in the streets. he's sponsored terrorism in the past, but i think president obama needs to be a moral leader at this point and work with the u.n. i would enforce a no-fly zone so gadhafi can't attack his friends. >> i'm glad to hear him hear my colleague say a rho best -- i tend to agree. >> this guy is saying he's going to kill these people. he's not making it a secret. >> i think today is the day where i believe in my heart we'll get the right answer out of the president. i do think this conversation has to relate to some of these giant machines we have hanging around us here, because what does libya spell to the world? oil. right over your shoulder is a banner with "biofuel" you have industries here trying to make the conversion to renewable energy. that has to be part of this story. our involvement in that region of the world is tied in large m
was right about mubarak. he got a lot of criticism, but with mubarak, it was a much different situation, with gadhafi it's clear-cut. he's murdering his own people in the streets. he's sponsored terrorism in the past, but i think president obama needs to be a moral leader at this point and work with the u.n. i would enforce a no-fly zone so gadhafi can't attack his friends. >> i'm glad to hear him hear my colleague say a rho best -- i tend to agree. >> this guy is saying he's going...
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>> well, i think the biggest disadvantage obama has right now is practice. mitt romney's had a lot of debates. he went through a long primary practice where he got beat up a lot and got to beat up other people. barack obama had no primary process and has not been in a debate since his debates in the last election. so i think he's got -- he's not in fighting shape is my guess and all these practices he's doing, are to get him in the fighting shape. hopefully they have enough time to do it and hopefully he has a sparring opponent in john kerry who is not pulling any punches, not being as respectful to him as his staff might be and showing him that mitt romney is going to get on the stage knowing this is probably his last chance and he's going to be very aggressive in taking on obama. >> steve, thank you very much for your time. >> good to be here. >> steve, what do you think about this idea that debates don't usually change the race entirely all by themselves, but they confirm the narrative that has already been going on in the country? >> well, they can confi
>> well, i think the biggest disadvantage obama has right now is practice. mitt romney's had a lot of debates. he went through a long primary practice where he got beat up a lot and got to beat up other people. barack obama had no primary process and has not been in a debate since his debates in the last election. so i think he's got -- he's not in fighting shape is my guess and all these practices he's doing, are to get him in the fighting shape. hopefully they have enough time to do it...
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before the speech, this is what a poll showed. 47% of people believe president obama made the right decision by intervening in libya. 36% said it was wrong. 17% weren't sure. joining me now, msnbc political analyst, washington libya where it's almost dawn. i don't know if you 4 a chance to what david roth said. he was talking about the challenge going forward. not just obviously in libya, but all across the mideast and all these young people who need jobs and opportunities. he's making that case to the american people who feel that they and their under 30s need jobs and opportunity. do you think he made that argument particularly in the context of where we are domestically? >> i think the president made a strong case. i think it has been a strong case from the beginning, but not always effectively conveyed in the rush of events and with a lot of unknown questions and criticism from the left and the right about this particular decision to act in libya. i think the president laid out what he won't call the obama doctrine, but i will call it that, we do what we can when we can after we calculat
before the speech, this is what a poll showed. 47% of people believe president obama made the right decision by intervening in libya. 36% said it was wrong. 17% weren't sure. joining me now, msnbc political analyst, washington libya where it's almost dawn. i don't know if you 4 a chance to what david roth said. he was talking about the challenge going forward. not just obviously in libya, but all across the mideast and all these young people who need jobs and opportunities. he's making that...
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which right now stands at about 38%, you know, favorable, 43% unfavorable. that's really not changed at all from the last month at 38-44. david, i guess the question is, i guess there's two questions. is this a waste opportunity in the last month for romney with the convention and the chance to reintroduce himself and can the guy be elected with personal approval numbers like this? >> clearly, i think mitt romney probably if he's smart regrets the last week and a half and probably wishes that some things at the convention had gone differently and i think we have seen that. i think, steve, we saw in terms of how the president and his supporters did in charlotte. they had a much more energized convention and polls were up and sub categories of the internals with him doing better or people feeling better about the country. having said that, i think that mitt romney's still has a chance to get where he wants to simply because the economic indicators for the country are still so bad that it puts the president potentially at a disadvantage and a lot of this is goi
which right now stands at about 38%, you know, favorable, 43% unfavorable. that's really not changed at all from the last month at 38-44. david, i guess the question is, i guess there's two questions. is this a waste opportunity in the last month for romney with the convention and the chance to reintroduce himself and can the guy be elected with personal approval numbers like this? >> clearly, i think mitt romney probably if he's smart regrets the last week and a half and probably wishes...
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we should tell you and we can take a live look at the white house right now. we are also waiting for a statement from president obama about the death of ambassador chris stevens in addition we are also going to be hearing from mitt romney a little later. let's go to our white house correspondent, chuck todd. >> i think we will hear similar words. but it's important that you did hear from secretary clinton first, and let me tell you why. thesediplomats. there are friends and donors in the safe countries in the safe allies, and then people like chris stevens who work under any administration, democrat or republican, and this was almost an attempt bisect clinton as a morale boost to the other career diplomats that are working in countries with large muslim populations, and we could see -- and there's a heightened alert right now, where we could see more protests taking place, and there's a concern for safety of those. you can't describe sort of the state department family there, and the importance of secretary clinton speaking clearly to the diplomat folks, and t
we should tell you and we can take a live look at the white house right now. we are also waiting for a statement from president obama about the death of ambassador chris stevens in addition we are also going to be hearing from mitt romney a little later. let's go to our white house correspondent, chuck todd. >> i think we will hear similar words. but it's important that you did hear from secretary clinton first, and let me tell you why. thesediplomats. there are friends and donors in the...
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he not only exploits the range winlg of the right he is enjoying it. the birthers say obama isn't one of us. romney says obama sympathizes with the muslim killers. today, the state of kansas is deciding whether to let obama's name appear on the ballot. the birthers are still at it. they want more evidence of the president's legitimacy. his birth certificate isn't enough. his new ally, newt gingrich, talks of our food stamp president. one state after another tries to limit minority voting in the cause of making out the president as the other, the foreigner who needs in the words of romney surrogate, john sa into into, to learn how to be an american. the campaign is coherent, comprehensive. to convince the working class white guy obama is not one of us, one of them. a foreigner, a sue purper in league with the country's enemy. mitt romney is out there overseeing every word of it. ron reagan and cynthia cutler. i want to start with this, sin thee n cynthia. i have never heard such a coherent, comprehensive effort to describe a guy as not really an america
he not only exploits the range winlg of the right he is enjoying it. the birthers say obama isn't one of us. romney says obama sympathizes with the muslim killers. today, the state of kansas is deciding whether to let obama's name appear on the ballot. the birthers are still at it. they want more evidence of the president's legitimacy. his birth certificate isn't enough. his new ally, newt gingrich, talks of our food stamp president. one state after another tries to limit minority voting in the...
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. >> right, unfortunately, governor, low income heating assistance is the first thing president obama gave up, even without the republicans really even asking for it. . >> and it's crazy. americans understand, they understand -- they don't want anybody to go without heat during the winter. americans understand that. just like pennsylvanians understand we shouldn't be cutting education funding. so we should fight -- we should take a few things and fight and draw the line there and say that's not the america that we want. we don't want older people to not get heating assistance. i think the big battle is going to be next year's budget. that's going to set the tone -- >> i always hear next year, though. i always hear next year. >> you're right -- >> i hear they're going there and i never see them get there. >> you have a right to be frustrated. we've got to draw the line and fight for the things that are -- the things we believe in and the things the public believes in. that's the thing that gets me. we didn't fight against the tax cuts for the top 2% when the polls show eed 65% of the a
. >> right, unfortunately, governor, low income heating assistance is the first thing president obama gave up, even without the republicans really even asking for it. . >> and it's crazy. americans understand, they understand -- they don't want anybody to go without heat during the winter. americans understand that. just like pennsylvanians understand we shouldn't be cutting education funding. so we should fight -- we should take a few things and fight and draw the line there and...
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right now? >> food prices are rising. gasoline prices are rising. it costs me $4.30 yesterday on easter. in addition to that, the dollar is sinking like a stone. gold is at 1500 plus. silver is almost $50 an ounce. this says the world has no confidence in the dollar. which means it doesn't have great confidence in u.s. treasury bonds. he's dumped all his treasury bonds, and he's shorting it. that means the pressurery bond is going to go down in value and interest rate are going up. you have inflation, prices surging, and stagnation. what happens when people look at this and say i'm hurting? we're expecting for company oil profits to come out. they're going to be up. >> of course they'll be. they're all doing fine. >> we're biting the bullet and have to tighten our belts. we cannot underscore that this started before he got here. it took 30 years to get into it. it's not going to take 4 years to get out. >> let me play you a little bit of sound. the president did talk about gas prices. here it is
right now? >> food prices are rising. gasoline prices are rising. it costs me $4.30 yesterday on easter. in addition to that, the dollar is sinking like a stone. gold is at 1500 plus. silver is almost $50 an ounce. this says the world has no confidence in the dollar. which means it doesn't have great confidence in u.s. treasury bonds. he's dumped all his treasury bonds, and he's shorting it. that means the pressurery bond is going to go down in value and interest rate are going up. you...
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and imagine what we would be talking about right now if president obama hadn't done this? with the support as you mentioned of the united nations and most of the world. not only would we have a blood bath but also a message sent to dictators all around the world that gadhafi's approach for dealing with these political protests through violence and brutality works. finally we would still be embroiled in libya. gadhafi would still be threatening terrorism. we would still have the sanctions but we would be embroiled in a disaster instead of something that has a chance to end hopefully. >> what about the french and the brits? the french are concerned about the refugee issue and the brits get 15% of their oil from libya. this is going to affect their academy yes. >> i'm not sure the comparisons with rwanda play here because the economic interests here are so different. what do you think? >> i have to agree. with 85% of libya's oil going, that the saudis have covered but not with the same price. what if egypt next door or tunisia had turned on their people and it hadn't come out
and imagine what we would be talking about right now if president obama hadn't done this? with the support as you mentioned of the united nations and most of the world. not only would we have a blood bath but also a message sent to dictators all around the world that gadhafi's approach for dealing with these political protests through violence and brutality works. finally we would still be embroiled in libya. gadhafi would still be threatening terrorism. we would still have the sanctions but we...
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is the obama administration concerned about the concrete lack of involvement from arab neighbors right now? >> reporter: well they're not. in fact they think they understand why egypt doesn't want to be involved right now. there's a lot of egyptians inside of libya trying to get back. same with tunisia. but in talking with some military analysts they both -- many of them said to me that egypt and saudi arabia have the best air force pilots of the arab world and members of the arab league so if you're looking for quality in your military participation you want those two countries' air forces involved. that said, that isn't the case right now but they still want the uae and qatar and some others to take the lead. it's my understanding contessa in the next few hours we're going to hear a rolling set of announcements from the various countries that are participating militarily and exactly what they're doing. part of what they want to do in this coalition is have each country make their own announcement on their own time line. we already know what the french are doing. in a few hours the ex
is the obama administration concerned about the concrete lack of involvement from arab neighbors right now? >> reporter: well they're not. in fact they think they understand why egypt doesn't want to be involved right now. there's a lot of egyptians inside of libya trying to get back. same with tunisia. but in talking with some military analysts they both -- many of them said to me that egypt and saudi arabia have the best air force pilots of the arab world and members of the arab league...
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we will talking about the unique pressures on president obama. and on the heels of "don't ask, don't tell," what is more dangerous than terrorist attacks? we will talk about that with the vice president of the communications for the human rights cam cain. and in the exclusive "hiring now" segment, what company is looking to expand and hire 400,000 people right now? real jobs and real leads coming your way in the next hour. my grocery bill isn't wasteful spending. my heart medication isn't some political game. our retirement isn't a simple budget line item. i worked hard. i paid into my medicare. and i earned my social security. now, instead of cutting waste and loopholes, washington wants to cut our benefits. that wasn't the agreement. join the members of aarp and tell washington to stop cuts to our medicare and social security benefits. helps defends against occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas and bloating. with three strains of good bacteria to help balance your colon. you had me at "probiotic." [ female announcer ] phillips' colon health. o
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he's right. >> and here's the best romney can do as a come back to obama. >> what we republicans and democrats did there was what the constitution intended for states to do. we were one of the laboratories of democracy. now, the experiment wasn't perfect. some things worked, some didn't. some things i'd change. but one thing i would never do is usurp the constitutional power of states with a one size fits all takeover. i would repeal obamacare. >> joining me now, one of the people that helped romney create romneycare, jonathan gruber. he was also consultant for obama administration and congress when they developed the affordable care act known now by republicans as obamacare. thank you for joining me, professor. >> good to be here, lawrence. >> how would you gauge governor romney's enthusiasm for healthcare reform, including an individual mandate as the massachusetts law has it, when you were working with him? >> it was a difficult issue that i know we struggled with. the tradeoff was the potential for an individual mandate to cause, perhaps interfere with personal freedoms, but i th
he's right. >> and here's the best romney can do as a come back to obama. >> what we republicans and democrats did there was what the constitution intended for states to do. we were one of the laboratories of democracy. now, the experiment wasn't perfect. some things worked, some didn't. some things i'd change. but one thing i would never do is usurp the constitutional power of states with a one size fits all takeover. i would repeal obamacare. >> joining me now, one of the...
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great day. >>> disapproval of obama's economic record rising. >>> all right, denise writes. today's my last day of teaching after 30 years. >> wow, congratulations. no joke here, good for y
great day. >>> disapproval of obama's economic record rising. >>> all right, denise writes. today's my last day of teaching after 30 years. >> wow, congratulations. no joke here, good for y
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right now in a lot of the same way that he was comparing himself to obama's failures on the economy as he would put it. this was a failure on foreign policy sort of speech that didn't necessarily delineate what mitt romney would actually do. there were words, hope isn't a strategy, but what is mitt romney's strategy that's different from barack obama's with regard to israel and iran? >> jonathan, real quick, this was a speech rife from specifics everything from building 15 ships a year and three submarines to requiring nato allies to commit 2% of gdp to security. there were some specifics in in speech. >> there were definitely some specifics. i don't mean to say there weren't. i think it's difficult also as a challenge to get to this place where you can criticize the president effectively by laying out your own plans without going so far as to be, you know, helpful to america's enemies. i think it's a difficult game to play. there were certain things i heard. for instance, in libya he said that he believed that the best course for the united states was to continue to help the libyan
right now in a lot of the same way that he was comparing himself to obama's failures on the economy as he would put it. this was a failure on foreign policy sort of speech that didn't necessarily delineate what mitt romney would actually do. there were words, hope isn't a strategy, but what is mitt romney's strategy that's different from barack obama's with regard to israel and iran? >> jonathan, real quick, this was a speech rife from specifics everything from building 15 ships a year...
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was born on third base, right, ron? >> yeah. his real father, birth father splits when he's 2 years old. his mother raised him with the help of her parents. he has a bounce around life that wasn't what you call a top drawer. >> chris, we talked about this many times. i don't like class warfare being made. if you want to attack based on policies, fine. his mother was on food stamps at one point. so he went to columbia and harvard law school, given the upbringing he had, good for him. >> there were scholarships. >> yeah. i don't like what he's trying to insinuate. you come from privilege. if you come from privilege, you have to apply yourself and dedicate yourself. i think barack obama being the first african-american president certainly worked his tail off to get to where he is and he should be commended. >> this is one night we are going to let ron christy end the discussion. ron, five stars. thank you david and ron. up next, you'll pay for it with your republican pals tonight. up next, you won't believe it but michele
was born on third base, right, ron? >> yeah. his real father, birth father splits when he's 2 years old. his mother raised him with the help of her parents. he has a bounce around life that wasn't what you call a top drawer. >> chris, we talked about this many times. i don't like class warfare being made. if you want to attack based on policies, fine. his mother was on food stamps at one point. so he went to columbia and harvard law school, given the upbringing he had, good for him....
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nick christoph rights this. i can't imagine an easier military problem. if we can't impose a no-fly zone over a third-rate military power like libya we out to take money out of the budget and spend it on something usable. nato and european liters are set to begin talks in belgium today to discuss a course of action in libya, one that could include a no-fly zone. >>> well, extra security will accompany new york congressman peter king as he chairs a controversial hearing focused on the american-muslim community. in protests ahead of the session, critics have condemned the hearing as anti-muslim and have likened it to the mccarthy-era hearings. . >> we don't want to stigmatize. we don't want to alienate entire communities. we need to focus on individuals or groups of individuals who band together and who would try to harm american interests or american citizens. that is what this justice department is doing. >> it's worth pointing out that king said earlier this week in an interview he said, quote, he lies away at nike woring about the growing ratifications
nick christoph rights this. i can't imagine an easier military problem. if we can't impose a no-fly zone over a third-rate military power like libya we out to take money out of the budget and spend it on something usable. nato and european liters are set to begin talks in belgium today to discuss a course of action in libya, one that could include a no-fly zone. >>> well, extra security will accompany new york congressman peter king as he chairs a controversial hearing focused on the...
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is he really saying that obama should get up and say damn, paul was right, we should have had a way bigger stimulus, yes, good-bye independent voters. that would he say? >> this town loves mea culpas. >> any admission against interest becomes big news. i think they say i'm sorry there was a fight, i'm sorry you obstructed everything we tried to do, we're sorry we tried to crush your efforts at obstruction more effectively and let's all get along now. >> it's weird that mitt romney, mitt romney brought up the wiping of the hard drives to the press corps on his own accord. that is just plain weird, is it not? >> his family swears he's really funny in private. we have yet to see it in public. >> is that funny or totally awkward, though? it is totally funny but also, this is not something he wants to rehash -- >> it's a mini controversy, the fact they wiped away the hard drive so there wouldn't be e-mails or documents reporters could go digging around in. this is a dysfunctional mess. it's not going to change. obama came in, one of the interesting things, obama and bush came in with 60% popula
is he really saying that obama should get up and say damn, paul was right, we should have had a way bigger stimulus, yes, good-bye independent voters. that would he say? >> this town loves mea culpas. >> any admission against interest becomes big news. i think they say i'm sorry there was a fight, i'm sorry you obstructed everything we tried to do, we're sorry we tried to crush your efforts at obstruction more effectively and let's all get along now. >> it's weird that mitt...
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i think president obama has said a lot of the right things about the need for real transition to real democracy and so forth. but also, i think the u.s. position is a bit confusing. i mean secretary clinton said over the weekend that we should support the process headed by vice president suleiman. and what's going on now is that vice president suleiman has met with a small number of opposition groups who have come out of it saying that they agreed to nothing and nothing really came out of the talks and there's a danger that suleiman is going to try to just start implementing some reform measures without having negotiated them with the opposition and the united states is going to be in the position of either supporting that or supporting the demands of the demonstrators which up until now the u.s. has said was legitimate. >> vice president suleiman's outreach to very select members of the opposition is obviously strategic. who is he reaching out to? first and foremost the muslim brotherhood. they are hungry for recognition and legitimacy from a state that has banned them for more than
i think president obama has said a lot of the right things about the need for real transition to real democracy and so forth. but also, i think the u.s. position is a bit confusing. i mean secretary clinton said over the weekend that we should support the process headed by vice president suleiman. and what's going on now is that vice president suleiman has met with a small number of opposition groups who have come out of it saying that they agreed to nothing and nothing really came out of the...
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saying the people is right and gadhafi is wrong. >> this isn't a news flash. we knew what mubarak was doing and we knew what gadhafi is doing. and there is a chance to reassess policy. i think that comes first. >> i would just say we also have to think about what message you send if you are prepared to send tens of thousands of troops into afghanistan and iraq and not support the people of libya who really want freedom. >> i don't disagree with you. we look to our own country this afternoon and our own culture and custody. new indications that the obama administration has no plans to close gitmo anytime soon which i think is a little different than what he was saying, the white house today announcing plans to resume in fact military trials held at gitmo. meantime right here in the good old u.s. of a., new reports about the alleged abuse of private first sclas bradley manning, the man charged extensively in the wikileaks case. manning's lawyer saying military jailers are taking his clothes away from him before lights out every night and then forcing him to stan
saying the people is right and gadhafi is wrong. >> this isn't a news flash. we knew what mubarak was doing and we knew what gadhafi is doing. and there is a chance to reassess policy. i think that comes first. >> i would just say we also have to think about what message you send if you are prepared to send tens of thousands of troops into afghanistan and iraq and not support the people of libya who really want freedom. >> i don't disagree with you. we look to our own country...
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now. >> all right, bill, thanks so much. >>> want to bring you news right now, president obama just spoke, he's traveling overseas in the united kingdom where he'll meet with the queen. he will now travel to joplin, missouri on sunday. he's been it in touch he says with the governor of the state of missouri giving the full resources of the federal government, fema, its head and that organization already on the ground there. again, president obama will go to joplin on sunday. >>> other news, netanyahu expected to present his plan for israeli palestinian peace at a joint meeting of congress today. speaking at the american israel public affairs committee, he maintained his country will not go back to the 1967 borders between israel and palestine, something president obama had called for last week as you remember in a speech. >> we can only make peace with the palestinians if they're prepared to make peace with the jewish state. in congress i'll describe what peace between a palestinian state and a jewish state could look like, but i want to assure you of one thing. it must leave israel
now. >> all right, bill, thanks so much. >>> want to bring you news right now, president obama just spoke, he's traveling overseas in the united kingdom where he'll meet with the queen. he will now travel to joplin, missouri on sunday. he's been it in touch he says with the governor of the state of missouri giving the full resources of the federal government, fema, its head and that organization already on the ground there. again, president obama will go to joplin on sunday....
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he's going to totally back obama so we don't demoralize the troops today, right? maybe not. before any further military commitments are made, the administration must do a better job of communicating to the america people and congress about our mission in libya and how it would be achieved. i can feel the troops being demoralized as we speak. and while we're at it whatever happened to all the republicans that said it was emboldening iraq. and that same year, john thune warmed that tom daschle's words, embolden enemy, andç dick chen said if the senate passed a resolution against the iraq plan, it would be, quote, descriptal from the standpoint of the troops. except now that it's a democratic president, i guess it's okay to embolden the enemy a wit by questioning our commander in chief in times of war. right, sarah palin? >> i won't criticize his foreign policy, but to answer your question, certainly there would have been more decisiveness, lest dithering more decisiveness. >> how can she say that about the commander in chief? emboldening the enemy? at least john mccain has b
he's going to totally back obama so we don't demoralize the troops today, right? maybe not. before any further military commitments are made, the administration must do a better job of communicating to the america people and congress about our mission in libya and how it would be achieved. i can feel the troops being demoralized as we speak. and while we're at it whatever happened to all the republicans that said it was emboldening iraq. and that same year, john thune warmed that tom daschle's...
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and the republicans, and -- this is not an obama issue, right? this is an obama democratic leadership issue, republican leadership issue, all politicians issue, which is we're not going to deal with this banking system, in fact we're going to do whatever larry and bop and everybody else want us to do, and it's not working. >> that gets to the question i wanted to ask rob about, i don't know, five pivots ago, which is isn't it unfair to completely blame the president? no matter who the president is, but the fact there is no job cede eggs? my specific question is, what exactly can the president of the united states do to create jobs? you know, to ask the president, mr. president, where are the jobs? he's not the mayor of new york. >> how would you answer that, rob? >> you do need to come up with policies that are pro-growth. things like trade. okay, i know we probably have our differences on trade, but there is nobody out there in the world slamming their fists on the table saying free trade, open markets, let's go. we're doing these little things
and the republicans, and -- this is not an obama issue, right? this is an obama democratic leadership issue, republican leadership issue, all politicians issue, which is we're not going to deal with this banking system, in fact we're going to do whatever larry and bop and everybody else want us to do, and it's not working. >> that gets to the question i wanted to ask rob about, i don't know, five pivots ago, which is isn't it unfair to completely blame the president? no matter who the...
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we'll be right back. >>> we told you at the top of the show, u.s. diplomatic sights in egypt and libya were targets of protest with at least one american staff member dead in benghazi. the worst attack on the u.s. embassy came september 17, 2008 when al qaeda militants fired on the american embassy. 17 people killed in those strikes including one american civili civilian. 25 people eventually arrested in connection with the attack. >>> now for the real news. joe biden's visit to a firehouse yesterday after giving an emotional speech at a memorial service for flight 93. vice president biden lightened the mood by asking the shanksville volunteer firefighters to come to the white house for a round of beers. >> come to the white house. give him your card. where's your card. he's going to call you. this is no [ bleep ]. okay. i didn't know you guys were here. you come to the white house, i will buy you a beer. >> if you couldn't hear that, he said come to the white house for a few beers, this is no bs. he reminded his boss when the passage of the health
we'll be right back. >>> we told you at the top of the show, u.s. diplomatic sights in egypt and libya were targets of protest with at least one american staff member dead in benghazi. the worst attack on the u.s. embassy came september 17, 2008 when al qaeda militants fired on the american embassy. 17 people killed in those strikes including one american civili civilian. 25 people eventually arrested in connection with the attack. >>> now for the real news. joe biden's visit...
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and so his way to counter that is to come right out and say, actually, it's president obama who has the problem with truth. i think what you're seeing is a campaign that knows things are not going its way. so here they are hoping that they can change the direction of the election. >> yes. it's called des sper r desperation. you know, whoever is elected president is also the commander in chief. we started talking about the fact that you have four americans that died in the line of duty. >> that's right. >> and you would think that the commander in chief, as he did, and the secretary of state he appointed and who aspires to be that would put everything aside to respect that because there is no more serious obligation you have as commander in chief than to deal with someone under your leadership that actually lost their lives. >> the distinction between president obama -- and i would include secretary of state hillary clinton, the obama administration, and mitt romney as a candidate and the romney campaign, the distinction could not have been made more stark and more clear than in this mom
and so his way to counter that is to come right out and say, actually, it's president obama who has the problem with truth. i think what you're seeing is a campaign that knows things are not going its way. so here they are hoping that they can change the direction of the election. >> yes. it's called des sper r desperation. you know, whoever is elected president is also the commander in chief. we started talking about the fact that you have four americans that died in the line of duty....
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president obama right now is on his way to iowa. he's going to speak in mount vernon. then later tonight he's at athens which is home of the ohio university. mr. romney will go to two in virginia. vice president biden in colorado and nevada. and paul ryan stumping in virginia and yes, ohio. . look at these teeth! they're made for meat! [ cat 2 ] do i look like i'm stalking plants? [ male announcer ] most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten but iams never adds gluten. iams adds 50% more animal protein, [ cat 3 ] look at this body! under this shiny coat is a lean, mean purring machine [ cat 4 ] i am too! hahahaha! [ male announcer ] iams. with 50% more animal protein. [ cat 5 ] yum! [ cat 1 ] i'm an iams cat. feed me what i'm born to eat. meow. is now within your grasp with the e-trade 360 investing dashboard. e-trade 360 is the world's first investing homepage that shows you where all your investments are and what they're doing with free streaming quotes, news, analysis and even your trade ticket. everything exactly the way you want it, all on one page. transform y
president obama right now is on his way to iowa. he's going to speak in mount vernon. then later tonight he's at athens which is home of the ohio university. mr. romney will go to two in virginia. vice president biden in colorado and nevada. and paul ryan stumping in virginia and yes, ohio. . look at these teeth! they're made for meat! [ cat 2 ] do i look like i'm stalking plants? [ male announcer ] most dry foods add plant protein, like gluten but iams never adds gluten. iams adds 50% more...
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. >> right. quickly? >> you never know what's going to happen in a debate. what romney will do is say the economy is our strongest foreign policy and try to return to the economy. that gives obama one more chance to say, which he didn't do in this debate, hey, you were 47th out of 50th in job creation. we really can't trust turning this over to you. >> mitt romney and that number 47, it's such a problem. jonathan alter, dana milbank and david corn, thank you. >>> romney fumbles on the subject of libya and he needs a life line. candy, candy! please stay with us. >> candy -- candy, candy, candy. candy. candy. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi® card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts. more events. more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with a citi
. >> right. quickly? >> you never know what's going to happen in a debate. what romney will do is say the economy is our strongest foreign policy and try to return to the economy. that gives obama one more chance to say, which he didn't do in this debate, hey, you were 47th out of 50th in job creation. we really can't trust turning this over to you. >> mitt romney and that number 47, it's such a problem. jonathan alter, dana milbank and david corn, thank you. >>>...
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obama came in right as things hit rock bottom. he came in and for months things got worse because we were falling off cliff. there was some sort of sharing of blame that didn't exist from the great depression and allows key financipoll policies to get muddled. >> i suppose they took office in january rather than march 4, right? >> that's it. >> okay. well thank you for the constitutional change which is allowing you to come in just in time for the blame for the catastrophe by the bushes. >>> i want to talk about virginia and the states doing well. again, i think that may help obama but you never know. anyway, thank you sam stein, as always, thank you the brilliant ezra klein and brilliant stam stein. >>> is there a growing rift within the pro business better off people, i must say, like cory booker, politically, and rank and file regular democrats who mistrust big economic power? this is "hardball," place for politics. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wann
obama came in right as things hit rock bottom. he came in and for months things got worse because we were falling off cliff. there was some sort of sharing of blame that didn't exist from the great depression and allows key financipoll policies to get muddled. >> i suppose they took office in january rather than march 4, right? >> that's it. >> okay. well thank you for the constitutional change which is allowing you to come in just in time for the blame for the catastrophe by...
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"way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> president obama looks to change the subject after friday's dismal jobs report calling for an extension of the bush tax cuts for the middle class but not millionaires and billionaires, setting up an election year showdown with republicans over tax fairness. the question is will republicans and mitt romney take the bait allowing the white house to paint them as the out of touch champions of the rich. >>> violence in syria. how much longer can the world watch as civilians are massacred at the hands of president assad's forces? we'll have the latest. >>> finally roger federer looking for his record-tieing seventh wimbledon title taking on british born andy murray. could a hometown crowd that included kate middleton push murray to victory against tennis's best player? t answer is no, but it's "way too early" for this. >>> morning, i'm mike barnicle in for willie geist. this is way too elderly, the show that plays better on clay than on grass. i'm glad you're watching on msnbc or listening live on sirius xm radio. shoot us an e-mail at msn
"way too early" with willie geist starts right now. >>> president obama looks to change the subject after friday's dismal jobs report calling for an extension of the bush tax cuts for the middle class but not millionaires and billionaires, setting up an election year showdown with republicans over tax fairness. the question is will republicans and mitt romney take the bait allowing the white house to paint them as the out of touch champions of the rich. >>> violence...
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right now we're talking about race and how it's increasingly coloring the political discourse in the country. the latest example coming from a black usda official in georgia. she says the obama administration pressured her to resign after the video surfaced, or a video surfaced showing her that she didn't do everything she could to help a farmer because he was white. >> the naacp calling her actions "shapeful." but sherrod said it was 20 years ago and she told the story to unite people because she's since realized that race is not everything. this after the national tea party federation kicked out mark williams for his racist statements, including a letter he wrote to lincoln, calling slavery a great gig. the letter was a response to the naacp's resolution denouncing the tea party movement. here's our panel editorial write for the "washington post." this will be our one and only topic. jonathan, you think she should have been fired. >> no. and i'm only speaking for myself. when you look at the facts including the interview on cnn. this is something that happened in 1986. she was work
right now we're talking about race and how it's increasingly coloring the political discourse in the country. the latest example coming from a black usda official in georgia. she says the obama administration pressured her to resign after the video surfaced, or a video surfaced showing her that she didn't do everything she could to help a farmer because he was white. >> the naacp calling her actions "shapeful." but sherrod said it was 20 years ago and she told the story to unite...
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right now at the white house, president obama and vice president joe biden are meeting with harry reid and the senate democratic caucus. meanwhile, take a look at this. wall street taking the news pretty well that a possible debt ceiling deal is on the horizon. stocks soaring. the dow jumping more than 200 points. so we begin our coverage today with kristen welker at the white house. kristen, as i pointed out, even if there's this extension here, we could be back in this same place around new year's, before the holidays here. why, then, would the president be happy or encouraged by this news? >> well, it is a step in the right direction because these two sides were completely deadlocked when they woke up this morning. and of course, defaulting on our nation's debts, according to this administration and of course economists as well, would be a far larger economic catastrophe than shutting down the government, which by all accounts has already had an impact on the economy. i think that's the way the white house is looking at it. but tamron, it's not clear how senate democrats are going t
right now at the white house, president obama and vice president joe biden are meeting with harry reid and the senate democratic caucus. meanwhile, take a look at this. wall street taking the news pretty well that a possible debt ceiling deal is on the horizon. stocks soaring. the dow jumping more than 200 points. so we begin our coverage today with kristen welker at the white house. kristen, as i pointed out, even if there's this extension here, we could be back in this same place around new...
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what is president obama doing right now? what the president is doing is looking at the field and saying, i cannot overplay my hand and go too far to the left. then 2012 is out of reach. he's giving some to the independents saying we will cut deficit and cut spending but he's staying on the left ideals. >> is the suggestion that both sides aren't looking ahead to 2012? this is going to be the first time in the history of modern american politics that all politics will be put aside and we will only be considering what's best for the american people. >> thaltd be great. >> not at all. there's always politics involved. in my lifetime we've never had a proactive argument for tax increases. that's really a politically dangerous thing to do up until now, but now we look at polls. over 70% of the american people and graeat majority of independents across the board don't want medicare it touched or social security privatized. it's extremely unpopular. i don't know what polls -- >> hold on a second. people have polled on it, boris, an
what is president obama doing right now? what the president is doing is looking at the field and saying, i cannot overplay my hand and go too far to the left. then 2012 is out of reach. he's giving some to the independents saying we will cut deficit and cut spending but he's staying on the left ideals. >> is the suggestion that both sides aren't looking ahead to 2012? this is going to be the first time in the history of modern american politics that all politics will be put aside and we...
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let's look right away at your report card. president obama gets a b minus from mark halperin, a c for mitt romney. explain the grades. >> this debate was the biggest rorschach test i've seen since doing these grades. you have people including focus groups and polls that go one way, go the other. i think part of my grades are based on performance, part based on how it affects the race and the chances the person has of winning the contest. i thought governor romney lost for two reasons. one is the libya exchange. i think that was an issue where he thought he'd be on offense. i thought his answer was weak. the president's was very strong. the other main reason is what has mitt romney's problem in this campaign all along some when someone gets inside his head, when someone connects his policy proposals with his personal background, when someone says you're a rich guy, you've got all these bank accounts, you tonight understand the real lives of real people and he gets rattled, he's losing when that happened and i thought that happe
let's look right away at your report card. president obama gets a b minus from mark halperin, a c for mitt romney. explain the grades. >> this debate was the biggest rorschach test i've seen since doing these grades. you have people including focus groups and polls that go one way, go the other. i think part of my grades are based on performance, part based on how it affects the race and the chances the person has of winning the contest. i thought governor romney lost for two reasons. one...
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was born on third base, right, ron? >> i mean, here's a guy with a stepfather in rhodesia, his birth father splits when he's 2 years old, never really meets the guy, his mother raised him with the help of her parents. i mean he does have sort of a bounce-around life that wasn't exactly what you'd call, you know, top drawer. >> you know, the thing, and chris, we've talked about this many times. i don't like class warfare being played. if you want to attack a politician based on their policies or their positions, fine. barack obama came from a background of privilege? his mother was even on food stamps at one point. so the guy went to columbia? so he went to harvard law school. i say given the upbringing that he had and the tumultuous past that he had, good for him that he did that. >> scholarships. >> yeah. i don't like what rick perry is trying to insinuate here, that somehow, oh, if you come from privilege -- well, you know what, if you come from privilege, you still have to apply yourself and dedicate yourself. he sti
was born on third base, right, ron? >> i mean, here's a guy with a stepfather in rhodesia, his birth father splits when he's 2 years old, never really meets the guy, his mother raised him with the help of her parents. i mean he does have sort of a bounce-around life that wasn't exactly what you'd call, you know, top drawer. >> you know, the thing, and chris, we've talked about this many times. i don't like class warfare being played. if you want to attack a politician based on their...
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. >>> we're awaiting comments from president obama right here on msnbc, the place for politics. short break. we'll be right back. all the nes you need. and they're all looking for the same thing. ♪ the one place that makes technology easy. staples. with highly-trained tech experts and expanded tech centers, staples makes finding the right technology just the way you want it. easy. easy to buy. easy to fix. easy to save. staples. that was easy. ♪ i'm your venus ♪ i'm your fire ...needs protection. introducing venus proskin with moisture rich shave gel bars enhanced with a triple blend of body butters that create a layer of protection for your skin with every close stroke. leaving your skin beautifully smooth. and your goddess just beautiful. ♪ well, i'm your venus new venus proskin moisture rich. reveal the goddess in you. what was i thinking? but i was still skating on thin ice with my cholesterol. anyone with high cholesterol may be at increased risk of heart attack. diet and exercise weren't enough for me. i stopped kidding myself. i've been eating healthier, exercisin
. >>> we're awaiting comments from president obama right here on msnbc, the place for politics. short break. we'll be right back. all the nes you need. and they're all looking for the same thing. ♪ the one place that makes technology easy. staples. with highly-trained tech experts and expanded tech centers, staples makes finding the right technology just the way you want it. easy. easy to buy. easy to fix. easy to save. staples. that was easy. ♪ i'm your venus ♪ i'm your fire...
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president obama and john boehner are now very much in their left and right corners, throwing punches, and that really is the mood here on capitol hill in reaction to the president's deficit reduction plan. now, liberals love it. they say the president is doubling down on things he should have done a long time ago. it was wrong of the president to even think the republicans were willing to negotiate, that he should go into the trenches and start fighting and say, look, the rich are getting way too much of a good deal here, the poor and middle class are burdening way too much of these cuts. we should sit here and fight this out. republicans are saying, as you mentioned before, the class warfare argument, using a line now which you expect to hear on the campaign, thomas, as the president obama is putting forth the largest tax increase in the nation's history, something a lot of moderate democrats are fearful of embracing wholeheartedly. that will be interesting moving forward. the one group that could actually do something about reducing the nation's debt, the super-committee, this is th
president obama and john boehner are now very much in their left and right corners, throwing punches, and that really is the mood here on capitol hill in reaction to the president's deficit reduction plan. now, liberals love it. they say the president is doubling down on things he should have done a long time ago. it was wrong of the president to even think the republicans were willing to negotiate, that he should go into the trenches and start fighting and say, look, the rich are getting way...
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is right to do what he did.fuss to iraq and the fact is president obama is right to do what he did. the iraqis would not guarantee them immunity from prosecution. maliki is a war criminal. he will eventually end up in the hague. this is not a place we ought to be. this is not a place who deserves american troops to keep order over there and it certainly isn't a place that deserves more american dollars when we need those here at home so we can have jobs. so i'm deeply disappointed in the republicans. would i have thought at least for one day that we would have been gracious enough to be respectful that the sacrifices our troops have made and leave politics out of this. >> let me show you what willard mitt romney says. he says president obama's astonishing failure to secure an orderly transition in iraq has unnecessarily put at risk the victories that were won through the blood and sacrifice of the thousands of american men and women. what is he talking about, governor? >> well, you know, i don't think he knows what he's talking about. the truth is mitt romney unlike senator mccain,
is right to do what he did.fuss to iraq and the fact is president obama is right to do what he did. the iraqis would not guarantee them immunity from prosecution. maliki is a war criminal. he will eventually end up in the hague. this is not a place we ought to be. this is not a place who deserves american troops to keep order over there and it certainly isn't a place that deserves more american dollars when we need those here at home so we can have jobs. so i'm deeply disappointed in the...
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in a town hall this tuesday, the congressman paul broun, some one asked who going to shoot obama? apparently it was the first question out. the local newspaper reported the crowd laughed. broun didn't answer the question. according to his own office moved to another question with the following response. the thingsy flow is a lot of frustration with this president. we will have an election next year and elect somebody that's a conservative, limited government president that will take a smaller -- take a smaller -- sign a bill to repeal and replace obama care. that's his response. the spokeswoman said obviously the question was inappropriate. congressman broun moved on. politico picked up the story and started a lot of national discussion. today broun released this statement. tuesday night at a town hall meeting, a georgia elderly man asked the question -- who is going to shoot obama, i was stunned by the question and chose not to dignify it and a response, therefore, at that moment i moved on to the next person with a question. i deeply regret this incident happened. i condemn all
in a town hall this tuesday, the congressman paul broun, some one asked who going to shoot obama? apparently it was the first question out. the local newspaper reported the crowd laughed. broun didn't answer the question. according to his own office moved to another question with the following response. the thingsy flow is a lot of frustration with this president. we will have an election next year and elect somebody that's a conservative, limited government president that will take a smaller...
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right now a move virginia towards obama. i think he can sort of seize on those class statements on that 47%, but he is still going to have to -- both of them need to win independents in this state that has probably changed over the last few election cycles more than any other. i think this one stays very close until election day. but the trend certainly is in kaine's favor right now. >> ana, the massachusetts debate between elizabeth warren and scott brown, which was pretty testy at times there. take a look. >> this really may be a race for control of the senate. and the supreme court may very well hang in the balance. >> listen, i'm the second most bipartisan in the united states senate recent named by washingtonian magazine. >> senator brown is someone who voted in his only chance he had against a pro-choice woman. >> we're both pro-choice. >> it's not just about senator brown's vote. this is about the votes of all of the republicans. >> elizabeth warren leading by five points in the latest poll. senator brown, warren lead
right now a move virginia towards obama. i think he can sort of seize on those class statements on that 47%, but he is still going to have to -- both of them need to win independents in this state that has probably changed over the last few election cycles more than any other. i think this one stays very close until election day. but the trend certainly is in kaine's favor right now. >> ana, the massachusetts debate between elizabeth warren and scott brown, which was pretty testy at times...
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obama sat down with jon stewart on "the daily show." there the president faced questions about the administration's handing of the attack in libya and the communication problems that followed. >> we weren't confused about the fact that four americans had been killed. >> sure. >> i wasn't confused about the fact that we needed to ramp up diplomat security around the world right after it happened. i wasn't confused about the fact that we had to investigate exactly what happened. so it gets fixed. i wasn't confused about the fact that we're going to hundred down whoever did it and bring them to justice. >> i would say even you would admit it wasn't the optimal response at least to the american people as far as us all being on the same page. >> here's what i'll say. >> yes. >> if four americans get killed it's not optimal. >> right. >> we're going to fix it. >> right. >> all of it? >> all of it. >> the man suspected of helping to lead the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in libya says he has no plans to go into hiding. >>> a "new york ti
obama sat down with jon stewart on "the daily show." there the president faced questions about the administration's handing of the attack in libya and the communication problems that followed. >> we weren't confused about the fact that four americans had been killed. >> sure. >> i wasn't confused about the fact that we needed to ramp up diplomat security around the world right after it happened. i wasn't confused about the fact that we had to investigate exactly what...